16 Aug 1877
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1877
Page
1
Rates and terms for subscriptions and advertising are stated. Subscriptions run six months with renewal and non renewals noted. Advertising contracts specify period and rates, with penalties for late payment and new terms for space.
Long treatise argues against reenacting usury restrictions, tracing interest rates from ancient Greece to medieval Rome and English history. It contends high rates reflect conditions, taxation, and risk, warns against restricting credit for farmers, merchants, and banks, and urges legislation to foster a home market and lawful lending without harming economic growth.
The New York Herald correspondent reports Dr. William Plumer of Virginia as a towering figure in the Van Kesbyterian Council at Edinburgh. The octogenarian praised missions among Southern blacks, urged cooperation, and argued against racial prejudice while recalling bold anecdotes about Catholics and promoting unity to uplift Africa and end the slave trade.
The text argues knowledge as a payer, urging farmers to educate themselves to lead and shape laws. It praises the rise of agricultural bureaus and colleges, predicts future dominance of agriculture in governance, critiques political corruption, and stresses peaceful, stable rule as vital for farming prosperity. It also condemns extreme fashion toward tight lacing and its health risks.
A long compilation of acts from the 1877 extra session including repeals and amendments to liens on crops, school district taxes, officer absences, per diem and mileage for General Assembly members, and a commission to investigate the Columbia Canal sale. Also provisions on corporate officer liability, governor loan authorization, lunatic asylum appointments, seed cotton sales hours, and prisoner dieting, with miscellaneous public notices and household tips.
The advertisement outlines payment terms for ordinary water rates and notices submissions. It instructs readers to send communications to Fac Hors Intelligencer and KB Murray & Co for orders, with responses to be accompanied by the writer’s address. Manuscripts are not returned unless postage is supplied.
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